beslaan

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beslaen. Equivalent to be- +‎ slaan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈslaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧slaan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Verb

beslaan

  1. (transitive) to cover, occupy
    Noord-Brabant beslaat een gebied van 4919 vierkante kilometer.
    North Brabant covers an area of 4919 square kilometers.
  2. (transitive) to surround, envelop
  3. (intransitive) to fog up
    De ruiten besloegen waardoor ik niets meer kon zien.
    The windows fogged up so I could not see anything anymore.
  4. (transitive) to shoe (a horse with horseshoes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of beslaan (strong class 6, irregular, prefixed)
infinitive beslaan
past singular besloeg
past participle beslagen
infinitive beslaan
gerund beslaan n
present tense past tense
1st person singular besla besloeg
2nd person sing. (jij) beslaat, besla2 besloeg
2nd person sing. (u) beslaat besloeg
2nd person sing. (gij) beslaat besloegt
3rd person singular beslaat besloeg
plural beslaan besloegen
subjunctive sing.1 besla besloege
subjunctive plur.1 beslaan besloegen
imperative sing. besla
imperative plur.1 beslaat
participles beslaand beslagen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: beslae
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